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Lanark

American  
[lan-erk] / ˈlæn ərk /

noun

  1. a historic county in S Scotland.


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Aside from his musical career, McManus has had a number of business interests including Cloburn Quarry in Lanark, a major supplier of ballast for Britain's railways.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Officers followed a tip to an apartment complex on Lanark Street, less than a mile from where the body was found, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

Annie Smith, of Lanark, has decorated her house alongside her two daughters for Lanimers Day, a local tradition.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

Lanark Castle on the Otago Peninsula was built by politician and entrepreneur William Lanark in 1872 in the style of an English stately home.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

His father, a native of Lanark, had served as a soldier, losing an arm at Fontenoy, and was admitted first as an inmate, and afterwards as an outdoor pensioner, at Chelsea hospital.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

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